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...case focused the public's attention on how easy it is for federal agents to access people's email accounts.Privacyadvocates and civil liberties groups applauded the committee's action, saying the law is outdated in an era of cloud computing...

...user experience," Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom wrote in a blog post Tuesday. What had riled users and privacyadvocates was Instagram's new assertion that it may now receive payments from businesses to use its members' photos, user...

...system a threat to privacy NEW YORK - A federally funded crime database run by seven states is looking increasingly to privacyadvocates like a potent substitute for the data-mining program the Pentagon scrapped after public rebuke. Law enforcement...

...studies have suggested a person with that trait is more likely to develop some forms of carpal tunnel syndrome. Privacyadvocates have said genetic information could be used by employers and insurance companies to discriminate against people who...

...studies have suggested a person with that trait is more likely to develop some forms of carpal tunnel syndrome. Privacyadvocates have said genetic information could be used by employers and insurance companies to discriminate against people who...

...used against them. Groups representing patients, privacyadvocates, doctors and insurers applauded the rules as a first...disclose it without patient permission would be fined. Privacyadvocates and doctors groups say the regulations are too weak...

...law. Does the threat imposed by online pirates justify the surrender of information thought to be confidential? Privacyadvocates decry the lack of judicial oversight over the subpoena request. If the ruling against Verizon stands, don't expect...

...the program began in September, including from people whose cars they removed from a Wal-Mart parking lot. But privacyadvocates are concerned. To them, BootFinder, originally developed to help police departments identify stolen cars, represents...

...government's growing sophistication at collecting and scrutinizing data about taxpayers is sounding alarms among privacyadvocates. The Federation of Tax Administrators doesn't keep a definitive list of states using the technology, but Massachusetts...